[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] The anti-tourism fury that has swept across Europe has now spilled into Latin America, with violent scenes erupting in Mexico City.Demonstrators have targeted foreigners and demanded a crackdown on mass tourism.
Need more bodies hanging from bridges.
What began as a peaceful march on Friday through two of the capital's trendiest neighbourhoods quickly descended into chaos, as masked protesters smashed up shopfronts, scrawled graffiti on walls and hurled abuse at visitors.
Anger boiled over in Condesa and Roma, two districts popular with foreign tourists and expats where a breakaway group began attacking high-end businesses and screaming at passers-by.
Chilling messages were spray-painted across windows, including 'Get out of Mexico', while others displayed signs saying 'Gringos, stop stealing our home'.
Footage shared online showed rocks being thrown through glass storefronts and looters breaking into shops as stunned onlookers watched on.
The protesters, some of them in balaclavas, then made their way to the US Embassy, where they chanted slogans and marched into the city's metro system, according to AP News.
Sirens blared across the city centre as police rushed to the scene and reinforcements were deployed.
It marked a dramatic escalation in a growing backlash against what many Mexicans see as uncontrolled tourism.
The capital has seen an influx of foreign visitors since the pandemic.
Locals say soaring rents, rising property prices and the spread of short-term lets like Airbnb have priced them out of their own neighbourhoods.
But it is mass tourism and the visible presence of Americans that appears to have become the flashpoint.
The unrest in Mexico comes just weeks after furious anti-tourism protests broke out in popular destinations across Europe.
In Spain, demonstrators marched through the streets of Barcelona, Palma and the Canary Islands, demanding an end to what they called the 'tourism invasion'.
Similar scenes have played out in Venice and parts of Greece, where locals say their cities are being transformed into playgrounds for the rich.
Now the movement is spreading across the Atlantic, fuelled by anger over gentrification and economic inequality.
Officials have yet to comment on Friday's violence but calls are growing for the government to take action.
Some campaigners are demanding legislation to cap tourism numbers and impose tougher restrictions on foreign property ownership.